SLS and SBT organises Hands-on workshop on 3D Spheroid and Organoid Culture - Tools for Human Health Research

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SLS and SBT organises Hands-on workshop on 3D Spheroid and Organoid Culture - Tools for Human Health Research

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23/11/2023

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25/11/2023

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SLS and SBT organises Hands-on workshop on 3D Spheroid and Organoid Culture - Tools for Human Health Research

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School of Life Sciences and School of Biotechnology,
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

organises

Hands-on workshop on 3D Spheroid and Organoid Culture - Tools for Human Health Research

Date: 23rd November- 25th November, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue: School of Life Sciences and School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

The workshop aims to highlight recent advances in major areas of stem cells, spheroids, organoids and their role in human health research. Further, the workshop will highlight the current knowledge and future perspectives through specific sessions and also aims to discuss the fundamentals and advances of organoids and spheroids in human health research with hands-on sessions.

For details, please visit: https://crcadelhi.org/

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.